# Kris Allen discography

American singer Kris Allen has released six studio albums, five EPs, eight singles and five music videos. He self-released an album titled Brand New Shoes in 2007 before rising to prominence in 2009 as the winner of the eighth season of American Idol. His coronation single, "No Boundaries", reached the top 15 on both the American Billboard Hot 100 and Canadian Hot 100 charts. Allen released his self-titled second album in November 2009, which included the successful lead single, "Live Like We're Dying". The album additionally generated the singles "The Truth" and "Alright with Me" in 2010.
Allen released "The Vision of Love" in 2012 as the lead single for his third album, Thank You Camellia. The song yielded minimal chart success and Allen ultimately parted ways with RCA Records. He has since released three albums on his independent label imprint DogBear Records: Horizons (2014), Letting You In (2016), and Somethin' About Christmas (2016). A compilation album 10 was released in 2019. Kris released five promotional singles in 2021 and one in 2022 via DogBear Records.

## Albums
### Studio albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Album details | US | US Indie | CAN | Sales |
| Brand New Shoes | Released: 2007 Label: Independent Formats: CD | — | — | — | US: 600 |
| Kris Allen | Released: November 17, 2009 Label: Jive/19 Formats: CD, digital download | 11 | — | 50 | US: 346,000 |
| Thank You Camellia | Released: May 22, 2012 Label: RCA/19 Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl | 26 | — | 93 | US: 35,000 |
| Horizons | Released: August 12, 2014 Label: DogBear/+180 Formats: CD, digital download | 80 | 10 | — | US: 4,000 |
| Letting You In | Released: March 18, 2016 Label: DogBear Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl | — | 17 | — | |
| Somethin' About Christmas | Released: November 4, 2016 Label: DogBear Formats: CD, digital download | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart or has not been released ||||||

### Compilation albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Album details | US | US Indie | Sales |
| Season 8 Favorite Performances | Released: June 30, 2009 Label: RCA Format: Digital download | 50 | 7 | US: 16,000 |
| 10 | Released: September 20, 2019 Label: DogBear Records Format: CD, Digital download | — | — | |
| "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released |||||

## Extended plays

| Title | Details |
| The Vision of Love (Remixes) | Released: May 28, 2012 Label: RCA/19 Format: CD, digital download |
| Thank You Camellia (Fan Edition) | Released: May 22, 2012 Label: RCA/19 Formats: Digital download |
| Waiting for Christmas | Released: December 10, 2012 Label: My T Mouse Formats: Digital download |
| Acoustic Tapes | Released: April 6, 2016 Label: Dogbear Records Formats: Digital download |
| Letting You In: Acoustic Performances | Released: April 7, 2017 Label: Dogbear Records Formats: Digital download |

## Singles

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | US | US AC | US Adult | US Pop | US Christ | CAN | UK | NZ | Sales | Certifications | Album |
| "No Boundaries" | 2009 | 11 | 19 | — | — | — | 13 | 92 | — | US: 343,000 | | American Idol Season 8 |
| "Live Like We're Dying" | 2009 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 41 | — | 18 | US: 1,800,000 | US: Platinum | Kris Allen |
| "The Truth" (featuring Pat Monahan) | 2010 | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | US: 137,000 | | Kris Allen |
| "Alright with Me" | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | US: 39,000 | | Kris Allen |
| "The Vision of Love" | 2012 | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | US: 25,000 | | Thank You Camellia |
| "Prove It to You" (featuring Lenachka) | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | Horizons |
| "Waves" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | Letting You In |
| "Love Will Find You" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | Letting You In |
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart or wasn't released to that certain country. |||||||||||||

## Promotional singles

| Title | Year | Album |
| "Baby, It Ain't Christmas Without You" | 2014 | Non-album single |
| "When All the Stars Have Died" | 2018 | Non-album single |
| "Don't Stop Dancing" | 2021 | Non-album single |
| "Hallelujah! For Now" | 2021 | Non-album single |
| "Safe Harbor" | 2021 | Non-album single |
| "Different Bridges, Same River" | 2021 | Non-album single |
| "Hello, Mr. Right Next Door" | 2021 | Non-album single |
| "It's You I Like" | 2022 | Non-album single |

## Other charted songs

| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album | Notes |
| Year | Single | US | US AC | US Pop 100 | CAN | Sales | Album | Notes |
| 2009 | "Heartless" | 16 | — | 29 | 39 | US: 412,000 | Non-album songs | American Idol live performances |
| 2009 | "Ain't No Sunshine" | 37 | — | — | 68 | US: 125,000 | Non-album songs | American Idol live performances |
| 2009 | "Apologize" | 66 | — | — | — | US: 59,000 | Non-album songs | American Idol live performances |
| 2009 | "Falling Slowly" | 94 | — | — | — | US: 38,000 | Non-album songs | American Idol live performances |
| 2009 | "What's Going On" | 107 | — | — | — | US: 21,000 | Non-album songs | American Idol live performances |
| 2009 | "To Make You Feel My Love" | 113 | — | — | — | US: 26,000 | Non-album songs | American Idol live performances |
| 2010 | "Let It Be" | 63 | — | — | — | US: 86,000 | Non-album songs | Charity single |
| 2016 | "A Little Bit of Christmas" (Jim Brickman featuring Kris Allen) | — | 26 | — | — | | Comfort & Joy | Holiday radio single |
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart |||||||||

## Music videos

| Year | Song | Album | Director |
| 2009 | "Live Like We're Dying" | Kris Allen | Marco Puig |
| 2010 | "The Truth" | Kris Allen | Aaron Platt |
| 2010 | "Alright With Me" | Kris Allen | Matthew Leonard |
| 2012 | "The Vision of Love" | Thank You Camellia | Lenny Bass |
| 2016 | "Waves" | Letting You In | Matt Delisi |

## Soundtrack

| Release Date | Title | Format | Song | Artist(s) | Writer(s) | Director(s) | Award(s) |
| April 4, 2014 | Valley Inn | Feature Film | "Love In A Small Town" | Allen | Allen & Mary Steenburgen | Kim Swink, Chris Spencer | Unknown |
| April 25, 2015 | Fork | Short Film | Fork Theme (Instrumental) | Allen | Allen | David Huffman | Fork Awards |

## Songwriting
### Songs released by others

| Year | Title | Writer(s) | Artist | Release |
| 2011 | "Before We Come Undone" | Allen, Lindy Robbins, Greg Kurstin | Lloyd Cele | One |
| 2011 | "Raise Your Hand" | Allen, Kevin Hughes, Andrew Frampton | Javier Colon | Come Through For You |
| 2011 | "Still Got Tonight" | Allen, Steve Kipner, Andrew Frampton | Matthew Morrison | Matthew Morrison |
| 2011 | "Blindfolded" | Allen, Toby Gad, Lindy Robbins | Heinz Winckler | 24/7/365 |
| 2012 | "If Only I Could Cry" | Allen, Daniel Powter, Scott Stevens | Daniel Powter | Turn on the Lights |
| 2013 | "Never in a Million" | Allen, Sam Farrar, Tony Lucca | Tony Lucca | With The Whole World Watching |
| 2016 | "Some Days" | Allen, Bryan Shackle, Mat Sherman, Francesco Rossini | Frank Pole | Some Days - Single |
| 2016 | "A Little Bit of Christmas" | Allen, Jim Brickman | Jim Brickman | A Little Bit of Christmas - Single |
| 2018 | "Never In a Million Years" | Allen, Andrew Ripp, Ethan Hulse | Andrew Ripp | The Heart |

### Demo recordings

| Title | Writer(s) | License Registration |
| "Forget About You" | Allen, Steven Lee Olsen, Matt Serletic | ole |
| "I Don't Wanna Know" | Allen, Lindy Robbins, Samuel Hollander, David Katz | ASCAP, Harry Fox Agency |
| "I'm Coming Over" | Allen, Ashley Glenn Gorley, Miller Crowell | Harry Fox Agency, Warner-Chappell |
| "Love Too Much" | Allen, Kevin Rudolf | |
| "Parachute" | Allen, Steven Lee Olsen, Matt Serletic | ole |

### Unreleased songs

| Title | Writer(s) | License Registration |
| "100 Reasons" | Allen, Jamie Hartman, Andy Stochansky | BMI, Harry Fox Agency |
| "Alone with You" | Allen, April Geesbreght | Harry Fox Agency |
| "All We Need is This Love" | Allen, Ian Kirkpatrick, Tim Pagnotta | BMI |
| "Bad Impressions" | Allen, Paige Carly, Andrew Skib | BMI |
| "Beautiful Breakdown" | Allen, Jamie Hartman, Andy Stochansky | ASCAP, BMI, Harry Fox Agency |
| "Belle Meade Gal" | Allen | Harry Fox Agency |
| "Best Intentions" | Allen, David Hodges, Steve Miller | BMI, Harry Fox Agency |
| "Breaking in a Broken Heart" | Allen, Josh Kear, Luke Laird | Harry Fox Agency |
| "Burn the Ships Down" | Allen, Anna Roberts, Philip Barnes | BMI |
| "Calling Out Your Name" | Allen, Timothy Alan Pagnotta, Matt Bair | Harry Fox Agency |
| "Call On Me" | Allen, Gabe Dixon | BMI |
| "Catch Me (You Can't Hurt Me)" | Allen, Helene Immel | Harry Fox Agency |
| "Cold December" | Allen, Sean McConnell | BMI |
| "Concrete" | Allen, Adam Hambrick | Harry Fox Agency |
| "Day I Did You Wrong" | Allen, Scott Stevens | Harry Fox Agency |
| "Death of Mr. Jones" | Allen, Cale Mills, Chris Torres, Jordan Wright | BMI |
| "Don't Count on Us" | Allen, Blair Daly | BMI |
| "Don't Mess Around On Me" | Allen, Cale Mills, Chris Torres, Jordan Wright | BMI |
| "Every Mistake" | Allen, Mike Krompass, Shelly Peiken | BMI |
| "Falling from the Sky" | Allen, Adam Hambrick | Harry Fox Agency |
| "Everything about You" | Allen, Rusty Varenkamp | ASCAP |
| "Feeling This Way" | Allen, Bryan Shackle, Mat Sherman | Warner-Chappell |
| "For Better Or Worse" | Allen, Ryan Petersen, Nolan Sipe | ASCAP, BMI, Harry Fox Agency |
| "For Granted" | Allen, Brian Howes, Toby Gad | ASCAP, Harry Fox Agency |
| "From the Wreckage" | Allen, Warren Huart, Tebey | BMI |
| "Get It Got It Good" | Allen, Nathan Barlowe, Brian Shackle | BMI |
| "Gold" | Allen, Andrew M. Dorff, Benjamin Curtis Caver | Harry Fox Agency |
| "Good Hold of My Heart" | Allen, Tobias Karlsson | ASCAP, Harry Fox Agency |
| "Hate That You Love Me This Much" | Allen, Catt Gravitt, Tom Shapiro | Harry Fox Agency |
| "Headed Toward the Sunrise" | Allen, David Hodges, Steve Miller | BMI, Harry Fox Agency |
| "Heavy Halo" | Allen, Emily Wright, Joe Ginsberg | BMG |
| "I'm Really Cool" | Allen | |
| "I Forgot Your Number" | Allen, Adam Hambrick | Harry Fox Agency |
| "I Just Want You" | Allen, Fransisca Hall, Dave Bassett | ASCAP |
| "I Provide" | Allen, Toby Gad, David Quinories | ASCAP, Harry Fox Agency |
| "I See Stars" | Allen, Isaac Hasson, John Philip Clark Jr. | BMG Publishing, BMI |
| "I Won't Be Home" | Allen, Curt Schneider | Harry Fox Agency |
| "If I Had My Way" | Allen, Andrew DeRoberts, Adam Hambrick | Harry Fox Agency |
| "If These Walls Could Speak" | Allen, Lindy Robbins, Toby Gad | ASCAP, Harry Fox Agency |
| "If Only I Could Lie" | Allen, Scott Stevens | Harry Fox Agency |
| "Keep On Calling" | Allen, Emily Wright, James McCormick | BMG |
| "Keep the Light On" | Allen, Michael James Ryan Busbee, Jon Green | BMI |
| "Ladadade" | Allen, Emily Wright, Joe Ginsberg | BMG |
| "Lost Without You" | Allen, Daniel Dodd Wilson, Gary Michael Louris | ASCAP, Harry Fox Agency |
| "Love in a Small Town" | Allen, Mary Steenburgen | Harry Fox Agency |
| "No" | Allen, Toby Gad, Brian Howes | ASCAP, BMG, BMI, Harry Fox Agency |
| "Not Too Late to Run" | Allen, David Hodges, Steve McMorran | BMI, Harry Fox Agency |
| "Oblivion" | Allen, Josh Crosby, Catt Gravitt | Harry Fox Agency |
| "Peace and Happiness" | Allen | Harry Fox Agency |
| "Polygraphy" | Allen, Adam Hambrick, Kelly Archer | Harry Fox Agency |
| "Ready or Not" | Allen, Jason Castro, Jon McLaughlin | Harry Fox Agency |
| "Record High Love" | Allen, Jaren Johnston | Harry Fox Agency |
| "Released" | Allen, Lindy Robbins, Toby Gad | ASCAP, Harry Fox Agency |
| "Right to be Loved" | Allen, April Geesbreght, KS Rhoads | Harry Fox Agency |
| "Shooting Stars" | Allen, Cindy Morgan, Micah Kuiper | SESAC |
| "Should I" | Allen, Ryan Petersen, Nolan Sipe | BMI |
| "Should've Kept It to Myself" | Allen, Francis "Eg" White | ASCAP, Harry Fox Agency |
| "Slow It Down" | Allen, Andrew DeRoberts, Jesse Jones, Maile Misajon | Harry Fox Agency |
| "Some Days" | Allen, Bryan Shackle, Matthew Sherman | ASCAP |
| "Some Kind of Perfect" | Allen, Rune Westberg | Harry Fox Agency |
| "Something to Fight For" | Allen, Phillip LaRue | BMI, Harry Fox Agency |
| "Somewhere I've Never Been" | Allen, David Ryan Harris, Maureen McDonald | ASCAP, BMI |
| "That's Me Without You" | Allen, David Barnes | BMG |
| "To Build a Tomb" | Allen, Owen Wilson, Andrew Richards | Harry Fox Agency |
| "Tongue Tied" | Allen, Cary Barlowe, Savannah Keyes, Hillary Lindsey, Gordon Sampson, Troy Verges | BMG Publishing |
| "Touch" | Allen, Daniel Dodd Wilson, Gary Michael Louris | ASCAP, Harry Fox Agency |
| "Unique" | Allen, Jason Reeves, Rune Westberg | ASCAP, Harry Fox Agency |
| "Unperfect" | Allen, Jaren Johnston, Zac Maloy | ASCAP, Harry Fox Agency |
| "Venice" | Allen | BMI |
| "We Are" | Allen, Michael James Ryan Busbee, Jon Green | BMI |
| "We Still Got Tonight" | Allen, Andrew Frampton, Steve Kipner | Warner-Chappell |
| "When All the Stars Have Died" | Allen, Gabe Dixon | BMI |
| "Who Was I" | Allen, Bobby Hamrick, Stephen Wilson | BMG |
| "Will You be My Moonlight" | Allen, Steenburgen | Harry Fox Agency, ASCAP |

## Songs in other media

| Year | Title | Type | Song |
| 2010 | American Idol | TV series episode: "Atlanta Auditions" | "Before We Come Undone" |
| 2010 | The Sims 3 | Video game trailer for E3 2010 | "Live Like We're Dying" |
| 2010 | The Hills | TV series episode 4: "This Is Goodbye" | "Live Like We're Dying" |
| 2010 | Dancing with the Stars | TV series episode: "Week Four, Dances" | "Live Like We're Dying" |
| 2010 | Ford Motor Company | TV ad | "Written All Over My Face", "Alright With Me" |
| 2010 | The Vampire Diaries | TV series episode 5: "Kill or Be Killed" | "I Need to Know" |
| 2010 | The Hills | TV series episode 4: "This Is Goodbye" | "Live Like We're Dying" |
| 2010 | So You Think You Can Dance | TV series episode: "Las Vegas week" | "Alright With Me" |
| 2012 | So You Think You Can Dance | TV series episode 5: "Las Vegas Callbacks" | "Out Alive" |
| 2012 | Rachael Ray (TV series) | TV series Season 7, episode 1 | "The Vision of Love" |
| 2012 | Glee (TV series) | TV series Season 2, episode 22: "New York" | "Still Got Tonight" (Composer) |
| 2014 | Arrow (TV series) | TV series Season 3, episode 5: "The Secret Origin of Felicity Smoak" | "Lost" |
| 2014 | The Vampire Diaries (TV series) | TV series Season 6, episode 9: "I Alone" | "Lost" |